Outcomes after spine surgery among racial/ethnic minorities: A meta-analysis of the literature

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 381-388

  Schoenfeld, Andrew J ^a   Sieg, Ryan N ^a   Li, Gang ^b   Bader, Julia O ^c   Belmont Jr , Philip J ^a   Bono, Christopher M ^d  

^a Paul L Foster School of Medicine   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Ethnicity; Outcome; Race; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955807313     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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